Leo Peukert

Leo Peukert
Born 26 August 1885
Munich, Bavaria
German Empire
Died 6 January 1944(1944-01-06) (aged 58)
Waldshut-Tiengen
Nazi Germany
Occupation Actor
Years active 1910 - 1944 (film)

Leonhard "Leo" Peukert (26 August 1885 – 6 January 1944) was a prolific German film actor and film director, appearing in more than a hundred and fifty productions between 1910 and his death in 1944. While occasionally he played a leading role in his early years, such as the comedy The Happy Journey (1924),[1] he mostly appeared as a character actor. Peukert was also a film director, making eleven short and feature films during the silent era.

He was married to the actress Sabine Impekoven who appeared with him in several silent films.

Selected filmography

References

  1. Grange p.164

Bibliography

  • Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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